Opinion

Opinion

The 2006 Round Table: Old School

Take eight Doctor Who fans with nothing to talk about but the 2006 series. Put them in a room, and watch as they deconstruct (or is that break?) Series 2….

Reclaiming the Past – Part 1: The Companions

Continuity – and retro continuity – have long haunted Doctor Who. Throughout the 1960s the only constants were the Doctor, the TARDIS and occasional appearances by the Cybermen and the…

Rise of the Merchandise

So the new Doctor Who series has not only captured our imaginations for forty-five minutes per week, but it has also found a way to capture them at home, while…

Burning Bridges

It’s a word, it’s a TV show, it’s an organisation, it’s a nice house in Scotland. Doctor Who has been invaded by “Torchwood” – another show, another meme. But what…

Waking Up Dead

Never more alive was the Fifth Doctor then in the story of his death. For 99% of his tenure Peter Davison was trapped with companions who did not want to…

My Rose Has Left Me

My Rose has left me, I’m in a mood, she went to Kenya. We couldn’t have children, that didn’t stop us from trying, we were turned down for adoption, because…

Thrills, Spills & Cybermen

Oh to be in Britain this spring! New shows on all channels including a new Sharpe feature starring Sean Bean means that there is plenty to look forward to. And…